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APRON Filed April 23, 1947 INVENTOR.

Ernesf N. Stanton ATTORNEK Patented May 31, 1949 UNITED STATESPATENTOFFICE APRON Ernest N. Stanton, Grosse Ile, Mich.

Application April 23, 1947, Serial No. 743,310

2 Claims. (Cl. 2-52) This invention relates to wearing apparel, and hasparticular reference to aprons.

An object of the invention is the provision of an apron which has meansarranged whereby the apron may be quickly attached to or removed fromthe body of a person.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of thecharacter indicated, in which a spring wire is bent and rebent uponitself to form a comparatively wide flexible supporting medium arrangedfor quick insertion in the belt of the apron.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an apron which isconstructed and arranged with a belt portion formed with a plurality ofinverted pockets adapted to engage the loops of a preformed flexibleinsert.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an apron having aflexible tension member, whereby the apron may be quickly positionedabout the waist of a person, and may be readily disassembled forlaundering, storing, and the like.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an apron which isconstructed and arranged in such manner as to eliminate snaps, strings,buttons, and other types of fasteners generally employed.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages of the invention willbecome more apparent as the description proceeds, reference being madefrom time to time to the accompanying drawings, formin part of thewithin disclosure, in which drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a device embodying the invention shownin position on the body of a person.

Fig. 2 is a section taken substantially on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the spring insert shown in its normal, free,and unrestricted position.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail of a portion of the apron showing theinside of the belt, and the spring member ready for insertion in thepockets.

I am aware that aprons have been made employing a flat flexible springmember which may be inserted through a hem in the belt portion of theapron. This invention, however, contemplates the use of a spring wiremember bent and rebent to form deep undulations, which member ficientlength to substantially encircle the body indicates an apron having abelt portion 8 of sufof a wearer, and constructed as hereinafterdescribed.

The belt portion 8 is constructed of an outside section 9 and an insidesection I 0, the latter being secured together along their upper edges(Fig. 4) preferably by double stitching ll, or other suitable means. Theoutside section 9 of the belt portion 8 is secured to the apron ipreferably by double stitching, as at [2. The lower edge E3 of theinside section ID is not secured to the apron.

The outside section 9 and the inside section ill .of the belt portion 8are preferably double stitched together at either end, as at l4, and aredouble stitched together at spaced intervals, such as at ill, l6, l1,and I8 (Fig. 4), whereby a plurality of inverted pockets l9 and 20 areformed between the sections 9 and II), which pockets are adapted toaccommodate the loops 2| of the spring wire insert 22.

I prefer to make the end pockets 2!] of such size that they will engagebut one of the undulations 2! of the spring wire member 22, whereas thepockets I9 in the intermediate area of the belt may be large enough toaccommodate two or more of the undulations.

Constructed in this manner, the spring wire member 22 may be insertedinto the belt 8 from the under edge thereof, whereas the belt isactually suspended on to spring member 22, and the belt is held againstlongitudinal displacement with respect to the spring member 22 by reasonof the fact that the undulations 2i engage the pockets [9 and 20.

I prefer to terminate the spring member 22 in a substantially squarebend 23 (Fig. i) so that a tailored appearance may be given to theterminal ends of the belt 8 when the device is being worn.

With a device constructed and arranged as hereinabove described, theapron may be readily removed from the spring member 22 and vice versawhen it is desired to launder the apron, or for other reasons.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. In a device of the character described, including an apron, a beltsecured to said apron, said belt having portions extending beyond thesides of said apron, said belt consisting of an outside member and aninside member, the latter being secured to said outside member along theupper and end marginal edges thereof and at spaced intervals positionedparallel to the ends thereof, to form a plurality of inverted pocketsarranged 3 to accommodate the undulations of a spring wire insertabletherein.

2. In a device of the character described, including an apron, a beltsecured to said apron, said belt having sufiicient length to extendsubstantially about the body of a person, said belt consisting of anoutside section which is secured to said apron and an inside sectionwhich is secured to' saidioutsi'de section thg tqia mar;

ginal edge and at-spaced intervals positioned at 10 797,890

right angles to said top marginal edge, whereby to form a plurality ofinverted pockets adapted to accommodate the undulations of a spring wiremember. 7 J

ERNEST N. STANTON.

.. 4 REFERENCES men The following references are of record in the fileof this patent:

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